Transportation Industry
The success of transportation companies often rests with the trustworthiness of your employees. That’s because you’re obligated to deliver the products you’ve been entrusted with to their final destination on time, complete, and in good condition. But perhaps even more pressing than issues of accurate travel logs and safe practices are your concerns about maintaining a fleet that will not be lured into the other risks prevalent within the transportation industry. Your cargo must arrive unharmed and without the issue of theft. Moreover, you need to know the employees operating your trucks, barges, and planes are using them for the purpose intended and not as a vehicle for illegal or unethical activities, such as the transport of drugs.
Adding pressure to your situation are the often stringent regulations imposed within your industry (such as the strict guidelines of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)), which affect many of your hiring and personnel processes and decisions.
Kroll ’s extensive expertise in serving transportation clients means we fully understand the industry-specific issues you face. To help you navigate regulations and respond to trends impacting organizations operating within your field, Kroll has designed specific solutions to mitigate the risks you face.
Services of particular interest to employers within the transportation industry include:
Employment background checks – Ensures compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, helps reduce workplace theft and violence, and verifies that drivers are qualified to handle their level of responsibility.
Supplier/vendor screening – Verifies the capabilities and integrity of potential and existing suppliers – including business entities, key vendor employees, and vendor employees who work alongside your personnel or on your premises.
U.S.-specific searches for the transportation industry include:
Driving records - Better ensure that your drivers and operators have clean driving histories to help mitigate risks and reduce insurance costs. Kroll can also perform searches during the pre-employment process or after hire on an annual basis
Substance abuse testing –Drug testing helps organizations reduce the incidence of drug and alcohol use and its impact in the workplace, on public transportation routes, and with your physical assets.
Employment physicals – per DOT regulations in the U.S., physical exams help organizations determine proper placement of employees and reasonable accommodation of qualified applicants.
Form I-9 including E-Verify – Enables companies to accurately and quickly perform employment eligibility verification, reduce Form I-9 processing errors, securely store and retrieve I-9 Forms online, receive proactive notifications of employees’ expiring work authorizations, and help reduce the potential for identity theft.